Manicure device



June 10, 1958 SMITH 2,838,057

MANICURE DEVICE Filed Jan. 20, 1955 ili- IN V EN TOR.

HANMIH 8111777. BY

MANICURE DEVICE Hannah smnnoakland, Calif.

Application January 28, 1955, Serial No. 483,110

r 3 Claims; (Cl..132--76.4)

My present invention relates to the art of manicuring and more particularly to a fingernail finishing device by which the nails may be trimmed and finished in .a rapid, convenient and noninjurious manner.

An object of the invention is to provide a device of the character to be described which will facilitate a smooth, rapid and effortless filing of the fingernails to a desired shape without damage or injury to the underlying fingertip. i

Another object of the invention is to provide a fingernail mani-curing device which is simple in construction, light inweight, highly efficient, easy to use and inexpensive to manufacture, and which can be conveniently carried in a pocket or a purse by the user.

A further object of the invention is to provide a finger nail finishing device in rigid form having two flat intersecting abrasive carrying surfaces and a connecting con vex surface by which a maximum of nail finishing surface is rendered available with a minimum of abrasive material. 7

Other objects and advantages will be in part evident to those skilled in the art and in part pointed out hereinafter in connection with the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, wherein there is shown by way of illustration and not of limitation, a preferred embodiment of the invention.

In the drawing:

Figure l is an enlarged prespective view of a device constructed in accordance with the invention.

Figure 2 is a sectional view of the device taken along the line lI- II of Figure 1.

Figures 3, 4, 5 and 6 arefragmentary views showing the device of Figure l as applied in different positions of use.

As illustrated in Figure -1 of the drawings, a practical and inexpensive embodiment of the invention can be produced by employing a short length of conventional quarter-round moulding, designated by the numeral 10 as a supporting member, to which there is adhesively applied an abrasive material 11 that may take the form of either emery or sand paper. By the use of such a supporting stick. 10 there is provided a rigid support, which as shown in Figure 2 of the drawings has two right angled surfaces and a third convexed surface. While the abrasive material applied as above may be composed of a single strip of sand or emery paper of uniform gauge, it is contemplated that the three sides of the quarter-round support 10 may each be provided with an abrasive of a different gauge as for example, a side 12 may carry a coarse abrasive with another of its sides 13 provided with a finer grained abrasive, and in this instance the convex surface 14 may be provided with a coarser or still finer grade of abrasive. In fact, it is conceivable that the convex surface 1 4 of the device may in some cases be covered with a strip of chamois or ired States Pf tfi other fabric having comparable nail polishing characteristics.

To illustrate theconvenience with which the several abrasive surfaces of the device may be used in trimming the corners and ends of a finger nail, I havein Figure 3 of the drawings shown the device applied to a finger nail 15 with one of its fiat or plane surfaces in engagement with a finger nail and with its convex surface 14 in contact with the cuticle of the finger at the side of the nail. When used in this manner, it will be readily seen that the convex surface of the device will present a relatively broad surface'to the cuticle which will prevent injury thereto. In extreme cases this convex surface may also be employed in this manner to polish off any hardcuticle or hang nail which may be present.

In Figure 4 the device is shown as it might be used in I I rounding off the tip of a finger nail.

7 In this particular operation either one of the two flat surfaces of the device may be employed depending upon the choice of the,

of Figure 3, one ofthe flat sides instead of the convexetl side of the device is broughtinto, engagement with the extending end'of the finger where it may be employed to abrade away any hard cuticle which frequently forms at this portion of the, finger tip.

The device will generally be operated with a recipro- Y eating movement in much the same manner as would be the case with a file or conventional emery board, but this device has the advantage over these implements in that as noted above, there is no narrow or knifelike edge which might result in injury to the finger tip as so frequently happens with a file or emery board when not used with extreme care.

As shown in Figure 6, the convex surface of my device will also be found extremely convenient for beveling off the end of a nail at the 'end of the manicuring operation. In the event that the convex surface 14 is provided with a surface of chamois or like polishing material the device maybe used for an emergency nail polishing operation.

An important advantage found in the use of a rigid quarter-round supporting member as described above in addition to providing for a more economical use'of the length, may be conveniently carried in the purse or pocket v of a user. However, for professional use the length of the support 10 may be extended up to from six to eight inches.

To render the device applicable to other operations which cannot be conveniently carried out with a conventional emery board I may also cut the opposite ends of the support 10, with its abrasive applied thereto, in parallel planes oblique to the longitudinal axis of the supporting stick 10 so that as shown in Figure 4 of the drawing, there will be provided a pointed pyramidal end with abrasive on the two flat sides, and as illustrated in Figure 6 there will be formed a rounded-like edge with abrasive on one side at the other end of the support a member 10. With these extending ends it'will be seen that the device will be found useful in finishing offthe corners of closely growing nails or other similar condi 'tions.

Patented June 10, 1958 ,of said member.

While I have, for the sake of clearness and in order to disclose the invention so that the same can be readily understood, described and illustrated a specific device and arrangements, I desire to have it understood that this invention is not limited to the specific means disclosed, but may be embodied in other ways that will suggest themselves to persons skilled in the art. It is believed that this invention is new and all such changes as come within the scope of the appended claims are to be considered as part of this invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A manicure device, comprising an elongated nonmetallic three sided member having two elongated flat surface forming sides intersecting along a straight line and a third side formingan elongated convex surface having a radius of curvature equal to the width of one of said two flat surface forming sides, and an abrasive material applied over the entire area of the three surfaces '2; A manicure device of the character described, comprising a three surface elongated non-metallic support having two flat surfaces extending from the line of intersection at a right angle to each other throughout the length of said support with a convexed surface having a radius centered on the 'line of intersection of said two flat surfaces and forming an additional side thereof, and an abrasive material adhesively applied to the entire area of the three surfaces of said support.

3. A three sided manicure stick, comprising a length of References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 110,162 Roorba'ch Dec. 13, 1870 454,956 Levy Jan. 30, 1891 811,992 Angus et a1. Feb. 6, 1906 848,345 Buzzell Mar. 26, 1907 959,213 Ganz' n May 24, 1910 979,398 Dow Dec. 20, 1910 1,112,207 Gibson Sept. 29, 1914 1,335,777 Zelaya Apr. 6, 1920 1,427,503 Wake Aug. 29, 1922 2,019,580 Poux Nov. 5, 1935 2,117,053 Bickley May 10, 1938 2,308,624 P ouech' Jan. 19, 1943 2,450,207 Silverm-an' Sept. 28, 1948 2,479,514 Rucker Aug. 16, 1949 2,566,688 West Sept. 4, 1951 FOREIGN PATENTS 6,866 Great Britain Apr. 2, 1901 

